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Sonoco today announced that it will raise the price for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products by $40 per ton, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada beginning March 2, 2015.

TAPPI is pleased to announce that Charles P. "Chuck" Klass of Klass Associates Inc. has been awarded the Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award. This is the highest honor the Association can bestow upon an individual.

MILTON KEYNES, UK, Jan. 30, 2015 (Press Release) -Further to the announcement on 12 November 2014, Essentra plc ("Essentra" or "the Company") is pleased to confirm the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the entire Specialist Packaging Division of Clondalkin Group ("Clondalkin SPD") with effect from today.

Governor Steve Beshear today announced KapStone Container Corp. plans to expand its operations in Bowling Green. KapStone, which manufactures paper packaging containers, is expected to create up to 30 new jobs and invest $4.5 million into the project.

Carlsberg is developing the world’s first fully biodegradable bottle for its beverages. The “Green Fiber Bottle” will be made from sustainably sourced wood fiber or paper pulp—think of the material used in egg cartons and protective packaging for electronics products—and will be much lighter than glass bottles, according to the company’s Senior Packaging Innovation Manager, Håkon Langen.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced the election of Sappi North America President and CEO Mark Gardner as the new AF&PA Board chairman along with the 2015 slate of AF&PA Board officers.